Tsumeb is the largest town in the Oshikoto region in northern Namibia and makes for a worthwhile stopover en route to your accommodation in Windhoek from Etosha National Park. This old mining town is the unexpected location of the Tsumeb Arts Performance Centre,...
Have a closer look at that N$50 bank note as you hand it over to pay for your meals, curios or accommodation in Namibia. The face which appears on several Namibian bank notes is that of Hendrik Witbooi, much admired leader of the Nama people during the first...
En Route to your accommodation in Namibia you will notice a thriving roadside trade in beautiful woodcarvings, baskets, clay pots and ornaments. The carvings are largely the work of the Kavango men who are skilled at transforming the dolfwood of the Kalahari sandveld...
Together with the San, the Damara are one of the oldest nations in Namibia and their origins are unrecorded. This is largely due to their loose social structure, which made them unable to defend themselves against the more unified tribes, dispersing them far and wide...
The people who live in the Caprivi, also known as the Caprivi strip, still live a life in harmony with the soil, the animals they hunt and the fish they catch. Caprivi borders Botswana, Angola and Zambia making the region fairly important geographically and...
The Himba are today a relatively small group of no more than around 50 000 people who live in the northern region of Namibia. The Himba culture and the people themselves have survived not only the harsh climate of their land, but also war and persecution. Today their...
The Herero people, it is believed, moved to Namibia from the Eastern African region, to the region around Lake Tanganyika. According to their oral history they came down from a lush area, with much water and grass, but about 350 years have passed and they have since...
The Hai||om people, an indigenous San community, call the Etosha Pan the “Lake of a Mother’s Tears” representing the depth of grief a mother feels when she loses a child. This is just one tiny drop in the ocean of the beauty and depth of the Hai||om culture, a...
What do all Namibians have in common? With 13 ethnic groups, a history of colonisation and administration under South Africa’s Apartheid government the answer might seem complicated. It is not, all Namibians have Namibia in common, a love and pride of their country....
Much of African culture resides in oral tradition; stories are passed on from parents to children, who in turn pass on those stories to their own children. The stories often develop along the way, the meaning and messages adapted slightly to fit the circumstances of...
